From today 01, Feb 2018 the new National Quality Standards will come into effect and all early childhood services will be assessed and rated against the new NQS.

It is reported that Teachers and Early Childhood Educators are finding that children are struggling with basic literacy.

The Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme (QKFS) can help services cover the cost of implementing and delivering an approved kindergarten program, for children in the year before prep.

The Education Union SA branch has developed a strategy for 2 years of preschool for all children in the state.

For all NSW children between 6 months and 5 years old, free flu vaccinations will now be available. The program will target more than 400,000 children across the state.

There has been a product safety recall from Product Safety Australia regarding the Cotton On Kids— Baby Summer Bundler Sleeping Bag, purchased between 1 October 2017 - 8 December 2017.

A Melbourne childcare operator "Academy For Kids" has been fined $85,000, for underpaying two workers at Glen Waverley by $14,341 between 2013 and 2015.

The Department Of Education and Training (Aus) has developed "The Child Care Enforcement Action Register" which lists services that have been suspended or sanctioned under "A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 (the Administration Act)".

In VIC there has been a statewide crackdown on dodgy childcare providers, where centres have been found guilty of breaches including physically disciplining children, failing to protect them from harm, and misleading parents about their centre's quality rating.

Early Childhood Services are required to comply with Australia's privacy law, known as the Privacy Act 1988 (the Act).